英语词组waits for the other shoe to drop是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

wait for the other shoe to drop

To wait for the next, seemingly unavoidable (and typically negative) thing to happen. Mom said that Dad would punish us when he got home from work, so now we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

wait for the other shoe to drop

Fig. to wait for the inevitable next step or the final conclusion. He just opened his mail and moaned. Now, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop when he finds the subpoena.

wait for the other shoe to drop

Await a seemingly inevitable event, as in Now that she has a good enough job to leave her husband, we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop . This expression alludes to a person awakened by a neighbor who loudly dropped one shoe on the floor and is waiting for the second shoe to be dropped. [Early 1900s]

wait for the other shoe to drop

wait for the next or final thing to happen. North American

wait for the other shoe to drop

Slang

To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.

词组	waits for the other shoe to drop
释义	(redirected from waits for the other shoe to drop) wait for the other shoe to drop To wait for the next, seemingly unavoidable (and typically negative) thing to happen. Mom said that Dad would punish us when he got home from work, so now we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop. wait for the other shoe to drop Fig. to wait for the inevitable next step or the final conclusion. He just opened his mail and moaned. Now, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop when he finds the subpoena. wait for the other shoe to drop Await a seemingly inevitable event, as in Now that she has a good enough job to leave her husband, we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop . This expression alludes to a person awakened by a neighbor who loudly dropped one shoe on the floor and is waiting for the second shoe to be dropped. [Early 1900s] wait for the other shoe to drop wait for the next or final thing to happen. North American wait for the other shoe to drop Slang To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.
随便看	have our bread buttered on both sides have our crosses to bear have our cross to bear have our day have our day in court have our doubts have our doubts about have our druthers have our ducks in a row have our ear have our noses in the air have our noses out of joint have our noses to the grindstone have our number have our number on it have our numbers on it have our own way have our pick of have our plate full have our plus points have our rathers have our say have ourselves have our share of have our shoulders to the wheel